Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Windom spent more per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Windom’s city government spent $37.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $7,959 per resident. Water and other utilities ($9.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Windom is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$7,030 per resident in 2022: more than 100% of them
Windom’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($7,030 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 133 Minnesota cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,074, and the middle half spent $815–$1,375. Windom spent more than 100% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Minnesota cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Windom itself left out).
About $7,959 per resident a year, or $21.81 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: health & welfare, at 68%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Day-to-day spending is up 22% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Windom reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $7,030 · 2023: $7,097 · 2024: $7,959. Per resident it went from $7,030 to $7,959 (up 13%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 4,403 to 4,742.
full-time in March 2025, up from 46 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,883 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.11% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Windom’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Windom’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Windom →
Who’s in charge in Windom
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Windom’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on windom-mn.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 85 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (4,742).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Windom Public School District
Windom’s K–12 school district, shared with Bingham Lake, Great Bend Township, Wilder, Christiania Township, Lakeside Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,728 per pupil, $9,446 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Windom’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Windom alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cottonwood County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.4%4,157 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.5%1,705 votesOthers: 2.1% (126 votes).
Most votes in Cottonwood County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Windom lies in Cottonwood County. Every 2024 race in Cottonwood County is on the county’s page.
Cottonwood County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Windom.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: windom-mn.com ↗
- 2Minnesota HouseState representatives
- 3Minnesota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Windom compares with the towns next door
Windom spent $7,030 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Great Bend Township | $346 | $2,306 |
| Lakeside Township | $588 | $3,044 |
| Windom | $7,030 | $1,883 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Windom’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Windom’s government
How much does Windom spend per resident?
About $7,959 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $7,030 was more than 100% of 133 Minnesota cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Windom?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,883 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.11% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see windom-mn.com.
Who runs Windom’s government?
See windom-mn.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Windom yet.
How did Windom vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Windom alone. Cottonwood County, where 100% of Windom lies, voted Trump 69.4%, Harris 28.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Windom?
56 full-time and 52 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $416,037 (about $5.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Windom in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Bill Weber) and State House District 21B (Marj Fogelman). The House district also covers 67 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Windom’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →